Chapter 43 Part 2 "We've met before."
"I'm just worried that Xiao Gu won't treat Xiao Tan well. Once they go to the island, we'll be a million miles away even if we want to see them."
So at this moment, Xu Huiling secretly rubbed Ye Jianguo's arm and whispered in his ear: "See, Xiao Gu treats Xiao Tan very well, so you don't have to worry about her."
Ye Jianguo...
He forced a smile and waved at Gu Zhao, "Little Gu, come sit over here. It's shaded."
Gu Zhao was actually puzzled as well. His father-in-law had not smiled at him since he got in the car, but he reflected on it for a long time and couldn't figure out what he had done wrong to make his father-in-law unhappy. Now that he saw his father-in-law finally smiling at him, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thanks, Dad. I'll just sit here. I won't feel the sun."
Xu Huiling: "Young people are in good health. Do you think everyone will get heatstroke just by being exposed to the sun like you?"
Ye Jianguo was dissatisfied and looked at his wife. "When have I ever had a heat stroke? You're talking about Lao Wang next door."
Ye Tan: "...Who is Lao Wang next door?"
If I remember correctly, their neighbors are surnamed Zuo and Luo, right?
Xu Huiling: "It's Lao Wang from the workshop next to your dad's."
Ye Tan: "Oh." For some reason, she felt relieved.
Xu Huiling brushed away the hair that had blown onto her face, leaned over and said to Ye Tan, "Oh, by the way, maybe you didn't know this yet, but Erfeng is getting married. She'll be eighteen next month."
Ye Tan was shocked, "Marry whom?" Didn't Erfeng find a partner yet?
Xu Huiling curled her lips, her expression showing disgust and annoyance. It was obvious that there was something going on. Ye Tan couldn't resist the urge to eat melons, so he let go of Gu Zhao's arm and moved closer to Xu Huiling.
Gu Zhao looked at his empty arm and felt it was empty, so he moved a little with Ye Tan, then grabbed Ye Tan's hand and put it on his arm.
Ye Tan was paying attention to the onlookers, so he hooked his arm around Gu Zhao's arm and turned his head to whisper to Xu Huiling.
Ye Jianguo...
Forget it, considering that he had taken good care of the ginseng doll in the past two days, he turned around to look at the scenery along the way.
Xu Huiling: "On the night of your wedding, your cousin came to discuss with your dad and wanted to settle the score with Li Congjun's family. Then your dad and I found out that Erfeng didn't come home the night before..." She kept chattering and muttering.
It is indeed a woman's nature to love gossip. Ye Tan didn't have this opportunity in her previous life, but now she pricked up her ears to listen to what Xu Huiling said.
It can be seen that Xu Huiling is mostly disgusted, while Ye Tan is just a pure spectator.
Unexpectedly, Lin Congjun and Erfeng are destined to be husband and wife.
From what Xu Huiling said, it seemed that the incident happened the night before her wedding. Combining the cause and effect, Ye Tan easily understood that Erfeng's attempt to trick her into going to see fireflies that night was indeed a cover-up. It was Li Congjun who instigated her, but she didn't go. Instead, Erfeng herself was harmed by Li Congjun for some unknown reason.
However, Erfeng is a girl who would not listen to Li Congjun for no reason. When she thought about the look in Erfeng's eyes when she looked at Li Congjun on the day of breaking off the engagement, facing a girl who liked her, with Li Congjun's mouth, it was like a piece of cake for him to coax the brainless Erfeng.
Ye Tan sighed in his heart about this destiny, but at the same time he did not feel sorry for Er Feng.
One wanted to harm others, and the other was an accomplice who failed but ended up harming himself. They both deserved it, so they are a good match when they get together.
Maybe Erfeng herself is very happy.
I just hope that they can stay together until they are old and not separate and harm others.
They soon arrived at the train station, unloaded their things, and several people came to the platform carrying large and small bags.
There is no central air conditioning now, and the train station is crowded, so it is very stuffy. Ye Tan stretched out his hand to fan himself, and Gu Zhao next to him took out a pack of cigarettes and gave it to the innocent young man who helped them carry their luggage.
"Bingzi, thank you for your help. Please drive carefully on the way back. I won't take you out of the station."
Bingzi did not ask for leave today. After sending them there, he had to go back to work. He did not have any extra time to wait for the train to arrive and go back with Ye Jianguo and the others.
Bingzi rubbed his head and said with a simple smile, "Brother Gu, what are you talking about? You've helped me out a lot before, and if you hadn't taught me how to drive, I wouldn't have gotten this good job. I should be the one thanking you, Brother Gu."
Gu Zhao patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, let's not talk nonsense now. Your brother Gu has been trying to quit smoking recently. You can't smoke anymore, so just take it. Go back quickly, work hard in the future, and get married soon."
Bingzi didn't refuse, took the cigarette and put it in his pocket, waved to Gu Zhao and Ye Tan, "Then Brother Gu, sister-in-law, I'm leaving now, have a safe trip, if you ever come home, call me and let me know, I'll come pick you up."
Ye Tan also liked this innocent and honest young man. He waved to him and sat down on Gu Zhao's bag after he was out of sight. "It's so hot today."
Gu Zhao took out a kettle and gave her water to drink. "When you get on the train, you can open the windows a little. It will be cooler." Don't expect air conditioning or fans in the train at this time. It would be good enough if you can open the windows a little.
Gu Zhao booked a sleeper berth, which is much more comfortable to lie down than to sit.
There are some small carts beside the train, with food and drinks on them, and there are also people who come with baskets to buy buns and steamed buns. These private small vendors are generally not prosecuted by the government unless the public reports them.
Seeing that everyone was sweating, Gu Zhao went over and bought a few bottles of soda. After drinking them, everyone felt a lot cooler.
"This hot spot makes people nervous." Someone passing by complained.
It is indeed hot today.
Ye Tan wiped the sweat off his forehead and squinted his eyes to look at the train tracks. Soon, the buzzing sound of cars came from the distance.
Travelers scattered around the platform instantly gathered on the platform, and it was crowded with people carrying large and small bags.
Ye Tan sat on his bag and thought about the grand Spring Festival travel rush at the train station reported in modern news.
I thought that since no one traveled far during this period, there shouldn't be many people taking the train. However, I forgot that if there were not many people, there would be few means of transportation. If you want to go to a distant place, the only means of transportation is the train, and there are only one or two train stations in a city, so there are quite a lot of people dispersed to each train station.
Ye Tan was almost squeezed to the point of sliding off the bag and onto the ground. It was Gu Zhao who pulled her up and saved her from falling to the ground.
Ye Tan stood still and looked at the noisy crowd. The train hadn't arrived yet, but everyone had already crowded the platform. With so many people around, small collisions were inevitable. It was unknown who stepped on whose foot or who blocked whose way, and curses in various dialects could be heard.
"You bastard, you stepped on my foot."
"Get out of the way, you idiot! You're blocking my way."
"You don't have eyes. You bumped into my waist. Are you trying to take advantage of me? Let me tell you, my man is right behind me..."
There were also people who realized at the last minute that they had forgotten their children and walked back against the flow of people to look for them. Everyone made way for them and cursed in dissatisfaction.
Some were quarreling, some were looking for their children. It seemed like hundreds of ducks had come to the entire platform, and Ye Tan's ears were buzzing from the noise.
Gu Zhao, however, had a calm expression as if he was used to it. He watched the train approaching, holding Ye Tan's left hand and carrying the luggage in his right hand, ready to get on the train.
Ye Yanlin and Ye Jianguo also each had a bag and carried it directly on their shoulders. Except for Ye Tan, everyone had experience of riding a train. They stared at the slowly stopping train, aimed at the door, and rushed forward as soon as it opened.
In fact, Ye Tan was a little confused. Their room was in a private room, so they didn't have to look for seats one by one after going up. There was no need to be so anxious. They could just wait until all the people had gone up before going up. Then they wouldn't have to squeeze like sardines with others.
She thought so and asked Gu Zhao the same question. Gu Zhao had a naive look on his face. Seeing that the train door hadn't opened yet, he quickly explained to her, "The aisle will be completely blocked if you go up. You won't be able to get through. If you meet someone with a good temper, they will give you a way. But if you meet someone with a bad temper, they will deliberately block you and won't give way to you unless you get a favor."
Of course, you can ask the conductor to take care of it, but one conductor manages several carriages and has no time to deal with your little matter. Besides, you have to find the person to do it.
After listening to this, Ye Tan gained some insights. It seemed that he still had not stepped out of the modern civilized society. He could not look at the people of that time with modern eyes. Because there were many illiterate people, he could not expect everyone to be civilized and polite.
Ye Tan looked at the people in front of him with the simple faces that were unique to working people, and nodded seriously, "I understand."
All the big bags were taken away, and Ye Tan only had to pick up his own bag. He said to Xu Huiling beside him, "Mom, there are too many people. Don't go up."
Xu Huiling took Ye Tan's hand and said, "Okay, then when you get there, call the factory's communication room. Be careful on the road. There are many scammers on the train. Don't go out alone. Listen to Xiao Gu more. Don't believe what strangers say, and don't go with strangers."
Ye Tan laughed when he heard it, shook Xu Huiling's hand, and smiled with crescent eyes, "Mom, I'm not a child. Someone can trick me out with just a piece of candy."
Xu Huiling said seriously, "Don't think I'm talking nonsense. I once had a little sister who was deceived by someone with a piece of candy. You better be careful."
Seeing Xu Huiling so serious, Ye Tan couldn't smile anymore. He also put on a serious expression and said seriously, "I'll remember, Mom. I will definitely not act alone and give people the opportunity to deceive me."
Xu Huiling: "That's good, Xiao Gu." After giving her daughter instructions, she also instructed Gu Zhao to keep an eye on his wife on the road. Those kidnappers like girls like Ye Tan who look innocent at first glance and think they are easy to coax.
Gu Zhao responded seriously and held Ye Tan's hand tighter.
Ye Tan opened his mouth, wondering if he had a face that was easily deceived.
"The door is open." Ye Jianguo noticed and immediately said to everyone.
Gu Zhao threw his hand and carried the luggage onto his shoulder. Ye Tan also took the opportunity to hug Xu Huiling, "Mom, we'll call you when we get there."
Xu Huiling's eyes were red, her voice was choked with sobs, and she was reluctant to let go, but she had to let go. "Okay, have a safe trip."
Gu Zhao finally nodded to Xu Huiling: "Mom, we are leaving. Don't worry, I will take good care of Xiao Tan."
After saying goodbye, Gu Zhao took Ye Tan's hand and strode towards the door, aiming at the gap. Xu Huiling followed a few steps forward, but was blocked by the crowd. She stood still, following Ye Tan's back with her eyes until he could no longer see her, then she lowered her head and wiped away her tears.
Ye Tan was unable to help in any way and could only treat herself as a human pendant. Gu Zhao followed her wherever she went. No one knew how Gu Zhao did it. There were crowds of people around him and the road ahead was blocked tightly, with only heads blocking the way. However, he was able to squeeze in at the right time and arrived at the train door without any obstruction.
Behind them, Ye Jianguo and Ye Yanlin didn't care about anything else and just walked closely next to Gu Zhao, so that no one could get between them. They arrived at the train door smoothly.
Ye Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief, freed one hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and immediately followed Gu Zhao after he got in the car. Ye Yanlin did the same behind him.
The three of them were among the first group of people to enter the carriage.
There weren't many people in the carriage, and everyone was hurrying to find their seats. No one was deliberately blocking the aisle. Gu Zhao and his three companions made their way smoothly to the back and entered the sleeper car. There were even fewer people here, only two or three kittens.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Gu Zhao found the box number, opened the door and went in. There was no one else inside at the moment. Everyone put down their luggage. Ye Jianguo and Ye Yanlin did not delay and went down immediately.
Ye Tan and Gu Zhao followed them out. When they reached the door, Ye Jianguo turned around and said, "Don't see us off. We can go down by ourselves. Keep an eye on the luggage so that no one steals anything."
"Okay, Dad and brother, be careful on your way back."
Ye Tan waved to the two at the door and said, "Don't worry about me. I will be back after the New Year. And Dad, you should drink less alcohol. Alcohol is a poison that penetrates the intestines. Drinking too much will not do you any good."
Ye Jianguo looked at his daughter, feeling both relieved and emotional. She knew to persuade her father to drink less. She had really grown up.
"Dad has made a note of it. Dad will be waiting for you at home."
Ye Tan stayed in the compartment to look after the luggage. Gu Zhao was unable to see them off to the door of the carriage, so he waved goodbye from the window.
In the box, Ye Tan took out the things he would need at any time and placed them on the small table beside the bed, then took out the thin blanket he had brought and spread it on the table.
The bed sheets had been used by countless people and did not look clean, with stains that could not be washed off. Ye Tan couldn't bear to sit on them, let alone sleep on them afterwards.
At least putting down a blanket means you can’t see it, which makes you feel better.
After making her own bunk, she wanted to help Gu Zhao make the upper bunk. When she was climbing up, the door of the compartment was pushed open from the outside. Ye Tan turned around and saw that it was not Gu Zhao who came in, but a man and a woman.
The man had thick eyebrows and big eyes. He looked about the same height as Gu Zhao, had a crew cut, and walked with a square posture. Every step seemed to be measured. She had also seen this in Gu Zhao.
As for the woman next to him, she was petite with her head lowered. Ye Tan's face was not very clear from his high position, but he estimated that she was a little shorter than Ye Tan, but obviously stronger than Ye Tan. She walked steadily while carrying a large snakeskin bag.
Ye Tan was standing on the ladder at this moment, not knowing whether to continue working or go down to say hello.
Fortunately, there was movement in the box soon, and Gu Zhao came back.
Seeing the two people appear in the box, the two men made eye contact, and then separated in an instant, so quickly that it seemed as if nothing had happened.
Gu Zhaoxian went over to support Ye Tan and asked, "Why are you climbing so high?"
Ye Tan: "I want to make a bed for you."
Gu Zhao directly carried the person down, put him on the lower bunk and sat him down, then he began to climb up and spread the blanket.
After his job was taken away, Ye Tan had nothing to do. He looked around and saw the woman opposite him turning around.
The other person was not very old, with very fair skin and a small cherry mouth. It was the first time that Ye Tan saw such a concrete cherry mouth. She always found it unimaginable before. Could there really be a cherry mouth? Now she saw it, it really existed, small, red, and looked soft.
As if noticing Ye Tan's unconcealed gaze, the other party also looked over with a friendly smile, which inexplicably had a convincing power.
"Hello." The other party greeted Ye Tan first.
Ye Tan narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Hello."
The other party smoothed his sweaty hair and said, "We have met before."
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